Reckless Driver Called Menace to Law
Frederick Benedict argues the term road hog understates danger from reckless drivers. He urges licensing removal and aggressive policing to curb speeding, wrong-way turns, and law violations, citing Montclair NJ and New York examples as models for tighter enforcement and safer highways.
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Frederick 8
Benedict
New York Herald Tribune
Montclair
N. J
Ciites
New York
New Jersey
Simple Method to Test an Automobile Generator
A practical check for generator health uses a light bulb and a DIY setup. Attach a flashlight bulb to the generator, insert a nail or heavy wire into the shaft center, and rotate with a drill. Steady light means good output. flickering light points to trouble in the commutator or wiring.
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Popular Science Monthly
Record Thrills of a Life in Sport Highlighted by Unmatched Feats
A longtime competitor recounts defining moments from a 27 year career. He highlights winning his first championship, reclaiming it from Jake Schaefer, and setting the 18 1 balkline record of 155 in November 1910. He recalls Tran 508 at 14 1 and notes records felt rarer and more thrilling than titles alone.
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Tem
Jake Schaefer
Gange
Tran
Public Ledger Company
Golf Star Praises New Standard Orb Sparks Debate
Bobby Jones argues for the new standard ball in his writings, claiming little distance loss but faces skepticism from players. He suggests a half shot with a two iron instead of a four iron, estimating drives near 275 yards and old-ball four iron around 160 yards, totaling about 435 yards for two shots.
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Golf Star
Bobby Jones
Autobile Hints On Bus Usage and Car Output
A 1920 remark notes 42,000 school buses in use nationwide and a bit over four percent of national income spent on automotive needs. It adds that 80.4 percent of American auto output were closed cars and offers guidance on recognizing one that isn’t.
Tires May Cause Trouble on Curves
The text warns that soft bal loon tires increase swerve and loss of control when cornering. Front tire softness causes shimmy and steering trouble while rear tire softness leads to swerving on curves. Blowouts at high speed are dangerous, so avoid fast driving when tires are poor.
Radios for Blind in Bogland Supply Shortfall
Radios for blind receiving sets have been supplied 6400 divided among Bogland. There remains a need for 18,000 sets to fulfill the demand.
Control Device Could Connect To Any Receiver
A versatile control device has been designed that can be connected to any receiver regardless of type, enabling universal control capabilities for diverse systems.
Antifreeze Guidance for Winter Water System Protection
The article lists nine concise criteria for antifreeze compounds to protect water cooling systems. It stresses complete protection, non boil-off, non damage to the cooling system, no overheating, compatibility with paint, nonflammability, odorlessness, low-temperature viscosity stability, and resistance to decomposition and deterioration.
Whistling Golf Club Invented by Missouri Golfer
Willie Dunn of Clayton Missouri claims invention of a driver with a hollow sound chamber that whistles when struck at the right angle and speed. The device makes a clear audible whistle, pretending a personal cheering gallery. Dunn, famed as "the grand old man of golf," is noted as America's first open champion and the designer of Long Island’s first course.
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Willie Dunn
Clayton
Dunn
Scotland
America
Long Island
Artificial Snakes Aid Scarecrow Efforts in Wisconsin
Beloit horticulturist Prank Chaney farms berries and grapes and uses painted artificial snakes as scarecrows. He also cuts rubber hose into small pieces painted like serpents and scatters them around attacked bushes. The birds avoid the area, allowing a good fruit harvest with fewer bird losses.
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Beloit
Wis
Prank Chaney
Pembroke midget team captain in action at practice
Rockne Jr. twelve year old son of Notre Dame coach follows in the footsteps as captain and halfback of the Pembroke school midget team in a Kansas City preparatory school scrimmage.
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Knute. Rockne, Jr
Notre Dame
Pembroke School
Kansas City
Sporting Odds and Ambitions From Coast to Coast
A collage of sports notes including Jolson buying Kildare at Belmont for 10000, Eddie Shore earning 17000 a season as hockey top earner, Duke and Washington Lee football coaching rumors, Northwestern star Lee Hanley and athletic families, Bobby Jones' long golf arc to first major, Penn Notre Dame three more games under a four year contract, ants in Elizabethville bunkers, Mexican bull riding armor, New York University football 1931 schedule, Westward training plans for Pirates Cubs Tigers Indians, Salisbury Country Club expanding to six 18 hole courses, and Mrs George W Wightman winning her thirty first national doubles tennis title.
Alfalfa Outperforms Timothy in Dairy Feed Tests
USDA dairy specialist Edward B. Meigs reports alfalfa hay contains about three times the protein and six times the fiber of timothy. Experiments show cows on alfalfa feed produce 45 to 60 percent more milk and fat than on timothy based rations.
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Timothy Hay
Edward B. Meigs
Bureau of Dairying
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Mulch Boosts Winter Strawberry Yields at MSU Trial
Michigan State College researchers found winter mulch increased strawberries yield from 2 276 to 2 988 quarts per acre, a gain of 712 quarts after mulching. Mulch conserved moisture kept fruit clean suppressed weeds and protected plants from winter injury.
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Michigan State College
Corn Root Rot Fungus Control Measures Vary
University of Wisconsin expert R. E B. Vaughn notes fall plowing and longer rotations plus cooler soils curb root rot. In the corn belt, closer rotations and spring planting with stalks left exposed aid fungus growth, while northern farmers differ. He advises kiln drying seed corn or dry attic storage as a substitute and stresses rapid drying to reduce next year’s disease.
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R. E B. Vaughn
University of Wisconsin
Vaughn
Farm Hints From Wisconsin and Field Seeding Notes
Silage spoilage risks if the top is not sealed. Dairymen should emphasize cow cleanliness in winter. Alfalfa best on adapted fields. overseeding advised only where suited. Wisconsin experiments show faster silo filling wastes power and is unsafe. Alsike with Sweet clover stabilizes growth for hay stands. Oats with sweet clover or crimson and mam moth boost summer pasture. Green manures increase soil organic matter. plant-food value limited outside clovers. Lime-rich soil favors sweet clover over red. red clover preferred with less lime. Silage cutter raises corn by lifting, not blowing. low air pressure elevating fans prove most efficient.
Snowbound Christmas Eve on a Railcar Show
In a blizzard near Grand Rapids a day coach crew and passengers stage a warm Christmas show. Grims Amusement team, led by Bozo Boswell and Miss Hall, perform songs, stories, and tricks for hungry children as a Detroit hostess provides sandwiches and cocoa. The group ends with a cocoa feast as the snow plow arrives.
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Grand Rapids
Glee Club
Bozo
Grim
Glim
Bozo and Glim Amusement Company
Santa Claus
Bozo Boswell
Trishman
Manna
Impressario
Miss Hall
Ugly Duckling
Seamus McManus
Detroit
Western Newspaper Union
Fairy Garden Spangled Tree Returns Each Christmas
The poem imagines a land of fairies where a spangled forest tree grows. December brings soft fairy footsteps across snowy tiles as laughter and songs set the scene for a Christmas celebration. Children recall a greenwood tree decked with moon sun stars candles and cakes for Christmastide.
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Northwestern
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Hugh
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Ington
Washington State
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Elizabethville
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Indians
California
Salisbury Country Club
George W. Wightman
TOE
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Uess
Jackson
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Baltimore Sun
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